Social welfare Charities That specialise in Individual poverty
Discover 14,700 Social welfare charities that specialise in individual poverty. Use the search below to filter within these results.
Notable charities in this sector
Major UK charities curated by Charity Finder for size, recognition, and registry coverage. Click through for full profiles, financials, and trustees.
Citizens Advice Liverpool Limited
Charitable activities, Social welfareThe charities objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health, and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but not without limitation, for the benefit of the community in Liverpool and surrounding areas.
Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Society
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Facilities, Leisure, Social welfareProvision of casework and debt advice services and financial support to people employed in or retired from the horticultural industry who find themselves in difficulties arising from financial difficulties, ill health, disability, and /or old age. Support for education and training in horticulture.Preservation and maintenance of small gardens open to the general public.
Step By Step Partnership Limited
Economic and community development, Education, Housing, Social welfareRelieves the need of the homeless, unemployed and other people by the reason of their condition of hardship or distress, by the provision of supported housing, education, training and support.
Little Village
Beneficiary group, Housing, Social welfareLittle Village makes a big difference to families with babies and young children living in poverty across London. Via our network of baby banks we pass on loved goods from one family to another (clothes, toys and equipment). Families either visit a Little Village hub, or items are packed with care and delivered to their home. We also connect families into a wider network of support.
United World Schools
Arts, Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareAt UWS, our vision is Zero Education Poverty - a world where every child is empowered through education to choose their own future. Our mission is to ensure children in remote and marginalised communities achieve Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Skills - the essential building blocks of lifelong learning.
Jubilee Church London
Religion, Social welfare.Living the Great Commandment of God and doing the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. 2.To advance the Christian Faith according to our statement of beliefs and in accordance with the Bible. 3.To relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship. 4.To promote other such charitable purposes beneficial to our local community, and the United Kingdom at large and other parts of the World
Undershaw Education Trust
Beneficiary group, Education, Social welfareAdvancement & promotion of health, relief of poverty, advancement of education to special needs children.
The Royal Literary Fund
Charitable activities, Social welfareHelps published authors or performed playwrights of several works who are in financial difficulties through grants and pensions. Also runs various activities for the "advancement of public education".
Addington Fund
Economic and community development, Housing, Social welfareThe charity's objects are the promotion of for the public benefit of rural regeneration in areas of social or economic deprivation, in particular by a) the relief of poverty and b) the provision of housing for those who are in need provided that such power shall not extend to relieving any local authority or other bodies of a statutory duty to provide or improve housing
Lancaster Foundation
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe Lancaster Foundation has been founded on Christian principles offering medical and practical support to the suffering, disadvantaged and marginalized people throughout the UK and Africa Additionally the Foundation is committed to numerous ongoing local and national youth and community projects .
Central England Law Centre Limited
Charitable activities, Social welfareWe offer specialist advice, representation and advocacy, and our aim is to use the law to seek change, so that those facing poverty or disadvantage, discrimination or exclusion are better able to take a full and active part in society.
Rahma (mercy)
Beneficiary group, Facilities, Saving of lives, Social welfareCharitable organisation sponsoring orphans, helping the poor and needy, emergency relief and disasters, water well and medical projects, building community centers and facilities.
The Jordan Charitable Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Social welfareMakes grants to organisations that help young people with potential but poor prospects transform their lives by fostering their desire and confidence to learn, achieve and earn in order to transform our world for the better.
Jesus House For All Nations
Charitable activities, Facilities, Religion, Social welfareWorship Services.Advancement of the Christian religion worldwideThe relief of poverty worldwideLocal Community Projects including a community centre and community-focused events.Provision of grants to other charitable and voluntary organisations.
Keyring-Living Support Networks
Charitable activities, Charity and VCS support, Housing, Social welfareKeyRing supports OVER 1500 vulnerable adults to build skills and networks needed to live independently in their own homes each year. Within the KeyRing Networks, mutual support, community engagement and social connections are facilitated by our volunteers and staff. Other activities include Ancora helping 1400 people in hardship in Oldham and the North Yorkshire Advocacy Service.
Sofronie Foundation
Beneficiary group, Economic and community development, Education, Social welfareThe objects of the Foundation are to further such charitable purposes and to benefit such charitable institutions as the Trustees think fit. Its main interest is in improving the lives of socially disadvantaged young people in the UK, France and the Netherlands by increasing their employment opportunities through academic and vocational programmes.
The Permira Foundation
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe Charity is primarily funded from contributions from Partners of Permira, the Charity does not currently seek donations from the general public.The Charity's objectives are: Advance education of young people; Prevent and relieve poverty; Advance and preserve good health, and prevent and relieve sickness; Promote social inclusion by preventing people from becoming socially excluded
New Marston Limited
Religion, Social welfareThe charity supports education and the advancement of the Jewish religion and the relief of poverty.
Transforming Lives For Good (tlg) LTD
Education, Social welfareEarly Intervention Project - behaviour coaching and mentoring UK wide for 7-11 year oldsMake Lunch - providing lunches during school holiday periods for those in Food Poverty
Fair Credit Charity LTD
Beneficiary group, Social welfareFair Credit Charity is established to alleviate poverty and financial hardship through tailored lending solutions, tailored to meet the modern borrowing needs of lower income family households.
Balance (support) CIO
Beneficiary group, Social welfareThe provision of support services to persons with learning difficulties and to other disadvantaged individuals and groups
The Lady Fatemah (a.s.) Charitable Trust
Social welfareTo promote any charitable purposes for the benefit of the public and in particular relief of poverty, sickness and distress, the promotion of health, the advancement of education and the advancement of religion
Samjo Limited
Religion, Social welfareThe support of educational and religious activities relating to the Jewish faith including medical and sickness organisations. In the case of individuals the company will assist where there is poverty or disability.
War On Want
Charitable activities, Social welfare, SocietyWar on Want fights poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation. We campaign for human rights and against the root causes of global poverty, inequality and injustice.
The Camelia Botnar Foundation
Beneficiary group, Charitable activities, Education, Social welfareThe Camelia Botnar Foundation was created to support young adults aged between 16 and 24 who are disadvantaged or in problematic situations. The foundation provides residential training and work experience at its base near Horsham in West Sussex. The Foundation also provides grants for disadvantaged children who need to attend boarding schools.
Frequently asked questions about this sector
How many individual-poverty social welfare charities are there in the UK?
There are 14,700 registered individual-poverty social welfare charities on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register at the most recent refresh.
Which is the largest of the individual-poverty social welfare charities by income?
Change, Grow, Live is the largest by latest reported annual income (£339.7m). Notable peers are listed on this page; the full ranking is available by sorting the results by highest income.
What is the combined annual income of individual-poverty social welfare charities?
Individual-poverty social welfare charities reported a combined annual income of £14.6bn across their most recent filings with the Charity Commission.
What is a typical program ratio for individual-poverty social welfare charities?
Across all individual-poverty social welfare charities, the aggregate program ratio (charitable expenditure as a share of income) is 86.5%. Individual charity ratios vary widely — see each profile for a sector-band benchmark.
What is the average annual income of individual-poverty social welfare charities?
Individual-poverty social welfare charities have an average annual income of £515k. The distribution is heavily skewed: a small number of large charities account for most sector income, while the majority report under £100k a year.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are sourced from the Charity Commission for England and Wales public register, refreshed weekly. Derived metrics (program ratio, efficiency) are calculated by Charity Finder using the formulas documented on the data sources page.